Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces

Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces (Russian: Материально-техническое обеспечение Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации, literally Materiel-Technical Support) or MTO are a unified system of command and control bodies, institutions and other military organizations that provide technical and logistical support for all branches of the Russian Armed Forces.[2] The MTO system of the Russian Armed Forces combines 2 previously independent types of comprehensive support: technical and logistical, both of which existed in the structure of the Rear of the Russian Armed Forces up until it was dissolved in 2010.[3] The management of Logistical Support is entrusted to the central bodies of military command, subordinate to the Deputy Minister of Defence.[4][5]

Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces
Материально-техническое обеспечение Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации
Active2010 – present
CountryRussian Federation
BranchRussian Armed Forces
Part ofMinistry of Defence
Garrison/HQMoscow
PatronJoseph Volotsky
Motto(s)"Никто лучше нас!'' (Nobody is better than us!)
Anniversaries1 August[1]
EngagementsRussian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Websitehttps://mto.ric.mil.ru/
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev
Insignia
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Deputy Defence Minister for logistics Army General Dmitry Bulgakov was replaced by Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, the previous head of the MoD's National Defence Management Center.[6]

Mizintsev was then replaced during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He left the Armed Forces for the Wagner PMC. Colonel General Alexey Kuzmenkov was appointed deputy minister of defence for logistics, Western media sources reported on 30 April 2023.[7]

Composition

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The structure of the Central Office of the Logistics Department of the Armed Forces of Russia:

Educational institutions

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The training of MTO specialists is carried out by the Military Logistics Academy.[8]

Current agencies

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The agencies under the MTO include:[9]

Regional units and formations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "День тыла военнослужащие подразделений МТО Центрального военного округа встретили на полигоне : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  2. ^ Новости, РИА (2024-04-08). "В зоне СВО оснастили защитой от дронов более тысячи единиц бронетехники". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ^ "Архивир ванная копия". Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2018-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27 июля 2010 года № 941 "О заместителях Министра обороны Российской Федерации"". Kremlin.ru. 2010-07-27. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  5. ^ "Замминистра обороны Дмитрий Булгаков стал генералом армии". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ "Mikhail Mizintsev appointed deputy defense minister for logistics". TASS. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  7. ^ Pannett, Rachel; Timsit, Annabelle; Parker, Nick; Brasch, Ben (30 April 2023). "Ukraine live briefing: Russia blames Ukraine for drone attack on Crimea fuel depot". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Военная академия материально-технического обеспечения им. генерала армии А. В. Хрулёва" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  9. ^ "Специалисты МТО необходимы во всех компонентах нашей армии". Красная звезда. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30.